Seahawks hire Cable, Wash to coach O-line, D-line

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A whirlwind of coaching changes saw the Seahawks fire offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates on Tuesday, then hire Tom Cable to coach the offensive line and Todd Wash to replace the outgoing Dan Quinn as the team’s defensive line coach.

Richard and Seto replace Jerry Gray, who is leaving to coach defensive backs at the University of Texas. Quinn accepted a job as the University of Florida’s defensive coordinator earlier this month.

Art Valero was Seattle’s offensive line coach last season. The Seahawks’ official announcement did not include details as to how Cable’s hiring will affect Valero’s status with the team.

Cable most recently was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders, where he went 17-27 in nearly three full seasons. He’s a 1982 graduate of Snohomish High School, and his 19 years of collegiate coaching experience included four seasons as the head coach at the University of Idaho.

Cable has other ties to the Seahawks franchise. He served as Atlanta’s offensive line coach under former Seahawks head coach Jim L. Mora in 2006, and was the offensive line coach in Oakland during the tenure of coach Lane Kiffin, another one of Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s disciples at USC.

Wash was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defensive line coach the past three seasons.

Richard spent 2010 as an assistant defensive backs coach for the Seahawks. Seto was the team’s defensive quality control coach, coming to Seattle with Carroll after serving as USC’s defensive coordinator during the 2009 season.